Subject:

Richard Strauss

  • Arts

    June 8, 2011

    Ear Supply: The Long Goodnight

    Richard Strauss made beauty from the ruins of World War II.

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2010

    Last Night: Seduction and Cross-Dressing in an Operatic Mashup

    Chris BennionSlywotzky and Hart heat up Act 2.​Act 2 of Richard Strauss' Ariadne auf Naxos is basically a revue; there's no plot, only the playing-out of the premise set up in Act 1: For his guests, a wealthy host plans an evening's entertainment consisting of an opera seria and a commedia del ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 11, 2009

    Carmina burana

    Chris BennionSlywotzky and Hart heat up Act 2.​Act 2 of Richard Strauss' Ariadne auf Naxos is basically a revue; there's no plot, only the playing-out of the premise set up in Act 1: For his guests, a wealthy host plans an evening's entertainment consisting of an opera seria and a commedia del ... More >>

  • Arts

    November 11, 2009

    The Weekly Wire: The Week's Recommended Events

    Chris BennionSlywotzky and Hart heat up Act 2.​Act 2 of Richard Strauss' Ariadne auf Naxos is basically a revue; there's no plot, only the playing-out of the premise set up in Act 1: For his guests, a wealthy host plans an evening's entertainment consisting of an opera seria and a commedia del ... More >>

  • Arts

    September 16, 2009

    Fall Arts Calendar: November

    Chris BennionSlywotzky and Hart heat up Act 2.​Act 2 of Richard Strauss' Ariadne auf Naxos is basically a revue; there's no plot, only the playing-out of the premise set up in Act 1: For his guests, a wealthy host plans an evening's entertainment consisting of an opera seria and a commedia del ... More >>

  • Arts

    November 12, 2008

    Detroit Blues

    An inner-city oil well’s the MacGuffin in a political polemic. Also: PNB’s “New Works” and So Many Words.

  • Arts

    October 22, 2008

    The Avengers

    Bleakness and glitz make for a complex Elektra.

  • Arts

    September 17, 2008

    How to Enjoy Fall Arts

    Our master events calendar: what to do, practically every night, from now to the end of the year.

  • News

    June 4, 2008

    Blowing It

    He puts the "oom" in the "oom-pah-pah."

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2007

    New Music with a Cause (and Far from Rebellious)

    He puts the "oom" in the "oom-pah-pah."

  • Arts

    October 17, 2007

    Book Review: The Rest Is Noise

    A critical analysis of composition’s past, from Bernstein to Queen.

  • Music

    August 9, 2006

    Last Waltz

    Love comes and goes poignantly in Seattle Opera's opulent production.

  • Arts

    August 2, 2006

    This Week's Critics' Picks

    We're lining up for Der Rosenkavalier, CSS/Diplo, and First Thursday art walk.

  • Diversions

    May 24, 2006

    Perfect Summer Events

    We're lining up for Der Rosenkavalier, CSS/Diplo, and First Thursday art walk.

  • Arts

    March 29, 2006

    Getting Fresh With Mozart

    He wrote about 650 pieces; why do we always hear the same old six?

  • Arts

    December 28, 2005

    Great Sounds of 2005

    Tangos, mini-opera, and best performance by a cellist.

  • Arts

    June 15, 2005

    Daniel and Some Super Friends, Seattle Symphony

    Tangos, mini-opera, and best performance by a cellist.

  • Arts

    February 25, 2004

    Recommended Arts Picks

    Tangos, mini-opera, and best performance by a cellist.

  • Arts

    September 3, 2003

    Out-of-Town Sounds

    The Seattle Symphonys 100-year anniversary is an occasion to wonder: Wheres the Seattle part?

  • Arts

    August 21, 2002

    Classical CD Reviews

    The Seattle Symphonys 100-year anniversary is an occasion to wonder: Wheres the Seattle part?

  • Arts

    March 27, 2002

    Thrust and curlicues

    The Opera's Salome is long on melodrama but short on allure.

  • Arts

    May 26, 1999

    Bach for more

    Oregon's premier classical festival turns 30.

  • Arts

    February 10, 1999

    Winds of change

    Rainier Chamber Winds blows up a storm.

  • Arts

    September 9, 1998
  • Arts

    August 19, 1998

    High-altitude bass camp

    It may be a summer school, but the sounds from Marrowstone are fine-tuned.

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